Gaines Academy kindergarten and pre kindergarten students enjoyed many activities for the 100th day of school, including making hats and glasses.  Pictured as very old ladies are pre-K teacher Cindy Hedrick and paraprofessional Catherine Mills.

Samuel S. Gaines Academy is proud to acknowledge the following students for reading all 15 Sunshine State Young Reader’s books for the year. Pictured, from left, are fourth grader Erin Buchanon, eighth grader Jennifer Teran, seventh grader Michaela Kelly, and eighth grader Terry Revange. Students were awarded with certificates, and ice cream party, pizza party, trophy, and T-Shirts.  Congratulations, students, keep reading!

Samuel S. Gaines Academy second grade teachers Amanda Hayes, left, as Bad Kitty and Eileen Repoli as Amelia Bedelia joined with students, faculty and other staff members celebrating Character Day recently, dressing up as their favorite story book character.

AVID students from sixth, seventh, and eighth grades at Samuel S. Gaines spent a day at Broward College’s Tigertail Lakes activity center. Students participated in high ropes course, low ropes course, and teambuilding activities throughout the course of the day. The trip was designed to strengthen collaborative and critical thinking skills within grade levels. The students learned many valuable skills that will be used in the classroom setting, including positive team interactions, and had a great time challenging both their minds and bodies on the course. Pictured from left are seventh grade students Loudridge Josue, Shirley Armendariz, Rodrigo Vega-Duran, Karla Ortiz-Duran, Jasper Magnuson … Read More

The 5th GRADE FLAG LEADERSHIP INIATIVE was started based on the administration’s vision to create a system in which a daily ceremony occurs of raising and lowering the American and FL State flag daily. Identifying 5th grade as the chosen grade for this initative would build leadership capacity with our older elementary age students. Students were taught the proper procedures for folding and caring for the flags. We are very thankful to have our very own Veteran Mr. Jeffrey Johnson, teacher at SGA teach our 5th grade student leaders important facts about our American flag.  5th grade teachers chose the … Read More

Samuel Gaines of Emerging Technologies 2nd graders have created their Wildly Important Goals (WIG) wall. The students are super excited to track and monitor their progress and growth towards their wildly important goals in the number of sight words read, reading fluency and iReady reading and math diagnostic scores.

SGAET ❤️ First grade students are working on their writing skills by penning uplifting “Good Luck” letters for third grade students taking the FSA tests.

Future Leaders Unite: SPMS and PSLHS Student Councils/Governments Connect for an Afternoon of Leadership & Teamwork.  8th-grade Student Council students at Southport Middle School were introduced to the Port Saint Lucie High School Student Government.  This gave students a chance to get to know more about the program before joining in the fall. The two groups of responsible young leaders met to discuss their roles and responsibilities while planning for the future and working together in team-building activities and games. The student government at PSLHS planned and organized all the activities for the afternoon. A huge thank you goes out … Read More

Arielle Fountain represented Fort Pierce Westwood in Gainesville at the FFA Agriculture Education Career Development Event (CDE) and placed in the top six to advance to the State contest in June! Arielle developed a lesson plan, taught UF professors, and took a written test on the standards she was assigned to teach! She plans to major in Ag Ed at the University of Florida, and is off to a great start!

Oak Hammock K-8 recently celebrated Future Destination Day, and it was an unforgettable experience for our students in Grades 3–8! This inspiring event gave students the opportunity to explore a wide variety of careers and professions in a fun, interactive way. Our incredible guest speakers shared their personal journeys—how they chose their careers, the education and experiences that shaped them, and what their day-to-day work looks like. Presenters rotated through classrooms, allowing students to spend time with multiple presenters, asking thoughtful questions, and gaining real-world insights into the paths that await them. To make the day even more engaging, many … Read More

Mariposa Elementary’s Odyssey of the Mind team led by Mrs. Jennifer Scipioni competed in the Palms Regional tournament in Riviera Beach, Florida.  They competed in Division 1 for problem number 5 titled “Furs, Fins, Feathers and Friends.” They were one out of eight teams that decided to solve this problem. To solve this problem they created a comedic play about three animal friends (a hummingbird, a black panther, and a puffer fish) that helped a stranger get new pants, helped each other think positively with an adventure song, and helped all animals survive by finding King Arthur the Ant and … Read More

Mrs. Boham’s STEAM class designed and built a piece of furniture that would hold 2-5 lbs. Middle school STEAM students in Mrs. Boham‘s class learned about cardboard, its history, and recycling it to build a piece of furniture that would hold a 2-5 lb. weight.  Researching the concept of cardboard furniture, asking questions like who the demographic would be for this product and what are the multiple uses this furniture could provide? Students examined assembly and attachment techniques as well as the strengths and weaknesses of their materials. Using the design process, students collaborated to share their individual concepts, and then they … Read More